Math Classes

Test chapter 4 this Friday. Students should be going over material this week.

La Classes

Test this Friday on Sentences. See yesterday's blog for details.

LA 7B

Homework: Two sided sheet on the four types of sentences.

Math classes

*Test Friday on chapter 4

Homework: Students should go over the material in section 4.4 in their book. The practise and the apply section should be mastered; the extend section can be quite difficult for some students.

LA 7A

Homework: Four types of sentences worksheet (two sided)

Test this Friday on sentences:
*Identifying sentences
*Combining sentences
*Simple and Compound sentences
*Correcting Run-on sentences
*Subjects and Predicates of sentences
*Fours types of sentences
*Writing dialogue

LA Classes

Homework: None

Math 8B

Homework: Sheet 4.3 both sides

Math 8b

Homework: Sheet on commission, two sided.

LA Classes

Homework: grammar sheet; five quotes and five find the one mistake sentences.

LA Classes

In LA we are working on sentences and sentence structure. Tonight for homework, the LA 7A class has a sheet to complete on avoiding run-on sentences. LA 7B did not have class today, and those that did not read their story in class yet will be expected to do so tomorrow.

Math Classes

Homework: chapter 4 page 128-129 #'s 4 -8

LA Classes

Today students took a little time to peer edit their stories. Tomorrow stories should be passed in with any corrections the students wished to make.

LA Classes

Writing Assignment.

Math Classes

Complete and fix mistakes on the review booklet.

Math Classes

Students had their chapter 3 quiz passed back. We are working on a review.

LA Classes

Work on writing activity. See yesterday's blog.

LA Classes

Writing assignment: In class we worked on three stories: The Monkey's Paw, The Fog Horn, and Tell Tale Heart. The stories did not have a definitive ending, hence the purpose of the mystery. So, the writing assignment is to choose one of the stories and write a more traditional ending. Stories should be 1-2 written pages, use the same characters from the original story, use new vocabulary from the stories, use a simile or metaphor and be proofread and edited before passing the assignment in. Stories can be found online and the assignment is due this Thursday.

LA Classes

Short quiz on Tell Tale Heart tomorrow. Students can use the online story to review.

Math Classes

Test on chapter 3 is on Friday. Students should be studying every night this week. The textbook is an excellent study source because the answers are included, which gives students an indication of what they can do well and what they need help with.

LA Classes

Tell Tale Heart question sheet. The story can be found on google.

LA Classes

We are working on Tell Tale Heart in class. There is no homework, but if students want to search the story on google they could find a lot of insight to the story.

Math classes

Test chapter 3 this Friday. Students can use the online textbook to go over material this week.

LA Classes

Homework: Journal Entry #5 First Term at S.I.S.

Math classes

*Test chapter 3 Pythagorean theorem on Friday.

Homework: 8C sheet 3.3; 8B fix mistakes on Pythagorean Review sheet

Math Classes

Math classes could be using their online textbook to look over section 3.3 for tomorrow's class.

LA 7A

Homework: Simile and picture. Students are to create a simile and then illustrate the simile to show the comparisons they used in the simile.

Math Classes

Students need to complete two sheets on squaring and square rooting numbers.

LA Classes

The Monkey's Paw worksheet is due. Term two has started and we are beginning with figurative language.

Math Classes

Students could read into chapter 3. They will get their chapter 2 test back Wednesday.

LA Classes

Unfinished journals or any other unfinished work needs to be passed in tomorrow or students will not get credit for the term.

Math Classes

Test chapter 2!

LA Classes

Stories that need to be fixed up must be passed in tomorrow.

LA Classes

Students MUST make three connections and pass in tomorrow. There must be a text-to-self connection, a text-to-text connection and a text-to-world connection.

Math 8C

Homework: Chapter 2 review

LA Classes

Possessive noun sheet for homework.

Math Classes

Sheets 2.1 and 2.2 for homework.

*Don't forget about the chapter 2 test.

LA Classes

Any stories that have yet to be passed in are past due. They were due on Friday.

Math Classes

Homework: #'s 4-14 practise from math book

* Test on chapter 2 this Thursday

LA Classes

Students should be working on their stories through the week to pass in Friday.

Math Classes

Homework: two sided sheet on rates and unit rates.

Math Classes

Section 2.2 rates numbers 4,5,6,7,8 and 9 page 60.

LA Classes

Story due Friday, see yesterday's post for details.

Math Classes

Read over section 2.2 to prepare for class.

LA Classes

Writing Assignment #2
You are traveling somewhere in the world and you can’t believe your eyes, it is him/her. You become nervous and excited, you have to talk to this person. You approach them and...

The assignment is to show how to use quotation marks through dialogue. In your story you have to have a very brief conversation with a person of your choice. The person and yourself should talk no more than four times each. Remember: every time you change speakers, you must change paragraphs.

The assignment should be one to two written pages and is due on Friday.

LA Classes

Students are expected to complete a text-to-text connection between Resisting Hitler and The Boy in the Striped Pajamas and pass it in Monday.

Math 8B

Students are expected to bring their car surveys to class with them Monday.

Math 8C

Choose an athlete or celebrity and find their financial earnings for 2010. Next find out statististics about that person and bring the information to class on Monday.

Example: A Rod was paid 33 000 000 for the 2010 baseball season. In that season he played in about 135 games, which meant he would earn about $240,000 per game.

LA Classes

We are watching Boy in the Striped Pajamas to make text-to-text connections.

Homework for LA 7B, look over journal entries and correct grammar mistakes.

Math Classes

Homework: Pages 51, 52, and 53 #'s 5(a,c,d), 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, and 20.

LA Classes

We are using a story, Resisting Hitler, to make text-to-text and text-to-world connections.

Math Classes

Homework: students are to use the glossary to write the terms for chapter 2 in their scribblers.

* FYI: I only have half the students coming to class prepared. Students need their book, scribbler, pencil and calculator for class.

Math Classes

Homework: Sheet 1.10 Ratios, Fractions, Decimals, and Percents.

Parents, please pick up a calculator for your child. They need them in class.

LA Classes

No homework.

Math Classes

Students have their textbooks and are expected to complete the scavenger hunt sheet for homework.

Math Classes

Tomorrow we will get our textbooks and begin work in chapter 2, Ratios and Rates.

* Students had their first test, Integers, passed back to them.

LA Classes

Journal Entry: Two choices

1) First School Dance
2) Terry Fox, What He means to Me.

Math Classes

Test on integers. May I suggest that if a student doesn't understand the material, they type it into google. example: multiplying integers or how to multiply integers.

La Classes

We have worked on a story, "The Nest" from our Step Up unit. Students are making connections in their head, however we have to work on getting those thoughts on paper.

Math classes

We are still working on integers. I was hoping all students could grasp integers by the end of the week, however some students have not showed they can do basic operations with integers.

LA classes

We are starting a new unit, "Step Up". Students will be expected to make connections from discussions and readings.

Math Classes

We are beginning our integer unit today.

What is an integer? Positive and negative whole numbers including zero.
... -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 ...

homework: using number lines to help with integers sheet, two sided.

Math 8c non-band students rounding and reducing sheet.

Math Classes

We are currently working on basic math skills. Students do not have textbooks yet.

Math 8c are to complete a homework sheet tonight on multiplying and dividing with decimals.

LA Classes

* Students must have a binder with four scribblers and looseleaf for class.
Assignments:

1. Journal Entry: "My First Week at SIS" was supposed to be passed in yesterday. Success club will be assigned for those who do not have the assignment completed.

2. Creative Writing: "Secret Passage" Students are to write a 1-2 page story about their adventures of finding a secret passage. The passage can take them anywhere and anything they want can happen. The assignment is due Friday, September 17.

Math Classes

There will be an assessment on the yearly outcomes on Thursday, June 17. This assessment will provide valuable information so next year's teachers can best serve the students in math. Students can review from their book or use the online book. There is also year long practice tests on the website.

LA Classes

Students must have their story with them in class tomorrow so we can peer edit.

Math Classes

We have completed probability and have moved on to surface area. As a parent, you could show your child how area could be used around the house, such as calculating the square footage of your family room.

Math Classes

We have completed probability and will begin measurement (surface areas and volume).

LA Classes

Students have two days to complete a creative writing assignment from Harris Burdick's Mysteries. Typing in the computer lab will be Wednesday. The complete assignment will be due Friday.

Math Classes

Test on probability Wednesday. Students should be completing the review for homework.

LA 7B

LA 7B had their last test and last assignment passed back to them today. I didn't request parent signatures, however it would be important for your child to show you these.

LA Classes

We are starting a new literacy unit called Step Up. In this unit, students read about people who have the courage to "step up" and take action during times of need.

Math 8b

Probability sheet 10.11 for homework.

LA Classes

Both classes had two periods to write a story and one to type it. It is now up to the students to have the work completed before their next class.

Math Classes

Class 8C had their equation tests passed back to them today.

Math Classes

We are working on solving equations. The outcomes students will be resposible for are:
x + a = b

ax = b

ax + b = c

x = b
a

a(x + b) = c

LA Classes

There will be a test next Wednesday on our novel, Last Chance Summer. Students could spend the next week reviewing questions and skimming over the novel.

LA 7A

Finish reading chapter 4 and do questions.

LA 7B

Do chapter 4 questions and read chapter 5

LA Classes

Chapter 3 questions:
1. What was lunchtime like on the farm?
2.Describe Vilda, the cook, in five points.
3. The next time Cecile visited what was she going to give to Marl?
4. Describe Len in five points.
5. Why were Len and Marl going to fight?
6. Why couldn’t Jenner use his strategies with Len?
7. What information would you find in Marl’s file?
8. What did Jenner want Goat to do for Marl?

Language Arts - 7B

Read the rest of chapter 4 from the book "Last Chance Summer"

Math 8C

Pages 15 and 16 from the book - #'s 8&9

Math 8C

Mr. Ramsay, a student teacher, has taken over control of the class. He has started chapter 1 in the math book. Students that are having trouble should be reviewing the material at home.

LA Classes

Questions for the first two chapters of Last Chance Summer. Chapter 1 questions were checked in class today and chapter 2 will be for homework tonight.

Last Chance SummerChapter
Chapter 1
1. Describe Marl in five points.
2. Why was Marl at the police station?
3. What did Marl leave the Harcourts?
4. Why did Marl have "almond eyes"?
5. In school, what would Marl have the biggest problem with?
6. What was CC at Ryerson?
7. Paraphrase Marl’s dream.
8. A)Describe an "outward hurting" kid.
B)Describe an "inward hurting" kid.
9. Why do people become rippers?
10.Describe Carleton Jenner's farm for boys?

Chapter 2
1. Why was the area around the farm called the badlands?
2. Why didn’t Marl want people to see into his eyes?
3. Why didn’t Marl want to fight Topo?
4. Why did Topo get so angry with Marl?
5. Describe Topo in five points.
6. Describe Goat in five points.
7. Why didn't Goat allow Marl to get beat up by Topo?

LA Classes

Mr. Ramsay, a student teacher, is taking over the class for the next month. He started a novel study with the classes today, Last Chance Summer. For homework tonight students are to complete chapter one questions. Each student has their own book and the chapter was read in class today.

Math Classes

Homework: Two sided sheet on substitution and relations.

Test this Thursday afternoon on:
*plotting on coordinate planes
*graphing linear equations
*using substitution to solve expressions
*expressing relations in a variety of ways (ordered pairs, table of values, in equations, and using words).

LA Classes

Students have a quiz this Friday on the stories mentioned in yesterday's blog. However, I will leave out Antaeus as time is limited. Students should be reading over the stories for homework through the week.

LA Classes

We are currently working on a Working Together anthology (collection of short stories). The stories we have covered thus far are: The Phantom Dog Team, Four Men and a Box, From Behind the Red Line, Brother Leon, and Alfred the Great. The two remaining stories we will be working on will be The Friday that Everything Changed and Antaeus.

* We will have a quiz on these short stories this Friday.

Math Classes

Today we worked on substitution in expressions. For homework students are to complete the sheet they worked on in class today. Band students should have some left to complete.

* Test on relations will be this Thursday. Any student that needs to catch up should get extra help through the week.

LA Classes

Homework: Finish your good copy of poetry. Include a drawing if you so choose and hand it in to Mr. Ramsay before leaving for March Break!

LA Classes

7A homework: Write three sentences that show how Gerry felt about Brother Leon from the short story Brother Leon.

* I sent home tests yesterday and several had to be signed by parents. I did not see a single one today.

Math Classes

We are working on relations and graphing relations. Students that are having trouble should be seeking help.

LA Classes

Homework: Students are to read Four Men and a Box and answer the question sheet for the reading. Students had their spelling tests returned today, and some will need to bring them back signed tomorrow.

LA 7A

Homework: Students must collect information on a specific Russian hockey player (selected in class).

Math Classes

Homework: Students have a booklet in which they should have the first two pages complete, sections 5.4 and 5.5.

Math Classes

Homework: none. We are working on graphing ordered pairs, so students could review if needed.

LA 7B

Homework: Finish reading From Behind the Red Line and find information on hockey player.

LA Classes

Test Friday: Lesson 8 spellings and commas. Spellings are: yield, niece, belief, grief, briefly, zenith, medium, immediate, previous, receive, conceited, ceiling, disease, league, increase, entry, economy, continually, curious, and succeed.

The grammar is comma usage: in a series, compound sentences, quotations, appositives, using little words at the beginning of sentences and addressing someone directly.

Math Classes

We had a test today on percents. Any student not present today will be expected to write the the test when they return.

LA Classes

Homework: two sided sheet on the uses of commas.

Test Friday: Lesson 8 spellings and commas.

LA Classes

Homework: Lesson 8 spelling sheet, both sides.

Math Classes

Test tomorrow on chapter 4, Percents.

Math Class

No homework. However, students could review percent of a number, commission, discount and sale prices and solving GST and PST problems. Only a couple of problems for each to see if students understand the material.

LA Classes

Today we wrote the short answer section for Killing Mr. Griffin. Any student that was absent today will write it when they return to school.

Journal Assignment: Write 1/2 page on our Winter Carnival activities.

LA classes

Quiz on Killing Mr. Griffin for 7B will be on Wednesday, Feb. 11 and 7A will be on Thursday, Feb. 12.

Math 8B

Homework: sheet on GST and PST

LA 7B

Homework: Complete obituary on Mr. Griffin.

Math Classes

Homework: sheet on discounts and sale price.

Math Classes

Students must complete a sheet on commission for homework.

LA 7A

Students' assignments are due tomorrow.

LA 7B

I passed spelling test back today, and students should have passed their assignment in today.

Math 8C

Homework is to complete sheet 7.6 calculating percents. Students should only have a few problems left to finish.

LA Classes

Today we wrote our test on lesson 7 spellings and the ...onyms. Any student not present today will be expected to write when they return.

*** Assignment due Wednesday!!! See older posts for details.

Math Classes

In both math classes we are complete of sections 4.1 and 4.2. So with all the time the students will have off over the long weekend, the material should be reviewed if necessary.

LA Classes

Spellings for test: attempt, debt, dentist, intelligent, tense, credit, except, restaurant, schedule, excess, exercise, sense, spaghetti, separate, skeleton, zest, necessary, steadily, measurement and guessed.

Grammar for the test: synonyms, antonyms and homonyms.

*If there is no school tomorrow, the test will be Monday (because parent-teacher will be moved to Tuesday).

** Don't forget about the assignment due on February 2nd!!!

Math Classes

Math 8c have to complete booklet covering material from 4.1 and 4.2 in our books.

Math 8B have already completed it, but should be reviewing the material if they had any trouble with it.

LA Classes

Test Friday, Lesson 7 spellings and the ...onyms.

*** Don't forget about the assignment due February 2nd. ***

LA Classes

Homework: sheet on synonyms, antonyms and homonyms.

* Test Friday, lesson 7 spellings and the ...onyms.

Math 8B

Homework: page 135 #'s 1,2,3,and 5; page 136 #'s 7,9,and 10.

LA Classes

Spelling sheet: lesson 7 (both sides)

LA Classes

Assignment due February 2:
Students are to write a story of their choice. It must be at least two single spaced written pages or one page typed (size 12 font).

or

A drawing of your choice. You must be somewhat of an artist if you choose this one.

Math 8c

Students should have #'s 1-12 completed on pages 135,136.

Math 8C

Questions on page 128 #'s 4, 5, and 6

plus find an example of real life situations where percents are used between 0% and 1 % and an example of when percents of more than 100% is used.

LA Class 7A

Finish Killing Mr.Griffin questions and obituary for Mr. Griffin.

LA Classes

Assignment due February 2:
Students are to write a story of their choice. It must be at least two single spaced written pages or one page typed (size 12 font).

or

A drawing of your choice. You must be somewhat of an artist if you choose this one.

Math Classes

Test Friday!!! Students should be seeking extra help or doing extra at home if they don't understand. Test will be mainly on fractions with some rational number problems.

LA Classes

Homework: Sheet on double negatives from Killing Mr. Griffin.

Test Friday!!! Spellings: qualified, supplied, applied, notified, identified, admired, illustrated, advertised, rebelled, admitted, occurred, beginning, programming, transferring, permitting, combining, enforcing, confusing, studying, and testifying.

Grammar: Double negatives.

Math Classes

Test Friday!!! Students should be seeking extra help or doing extra at home if they don't understand.

LA Classes

Test Friday!!! Spellings: qualified, supplied, applied, notified, identified, admired, illustrated, advertised, rebelled, admitted, occurred, beginning, programming, transferring, permitting, combining, enforcing, confusing, studying, and testifying.

Grammar: Double negatives.

Math Classes

Test Friday: Fractions, add and subtract whole numbers and rational numbers.

LA Classes

Spelling sheet, Lesson 5 ...ed and ...ing endings. BOTH SIDES are HOMEWORK!!!

LA Classes

Homework Assignment:

Make a list of five qualities required to be a "good teacher". By those standards, was Mr.Griffin a good teacher? Is a good teacher always popular? Can a good teacher be strict and demanding?

Use your personal opinions as well as evidence from the novel, Killing Mr. Griffin.

LA Classes

No homework, however it would be great if students could bring novels to class with them.

MATH Classes

No Homework.

Math Classes

No homework.

LA Classes

No homework.